Detachable stove board



Aug. 25,1925.

' A. D. SPERRY' DETACHABLE STOVE BOARD Filed April 25, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A. D. SPERRY DETACHABLE STOVE BOARD Aug. 25, 1925.

Filed April 25, 1924' 2 Sheets-Sheet 8 V LWHMHH H'I I IH I M jade/22m?" 175602. 5 Z 5' 55 th its workingfposition.

Patented Aug. 25, 1925.

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- 5, invented,-.certa'n new and usetjiYImprovefments imDetachable Stove Board's, :ofvvhich' 5 the following is aspeoification.

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The inventionrelatesitoa detach ablelstove t 11e;ty'pe i'sed. as a floor protector to prevent a mhe heatlotla s ove trqmlzd mag gz he flbol? henUnited, States, residing at; I

. It nelates particularly .a stove board of the heatingfunit tliroughithe door.

I Appli cation filed. April 708,8 97. 4

ri ais an vat of the baseof I ,s tovetv itli thestove board-att'ached'to it,

FTgut 3T sga e'si ion of o e ba I with t'he stove board. attached;

-'Ihe stove having an Q1',Iia1nentaj1 casing 1' supported by a rectangular base 2i; heating unit" is located' insidef,- the Teasing, the unitn being smaller than the casi g, "Fu 1 isl fd i nto i n f aiti si 191.19 1 mi i'h lbpen ns' in the bottom;ofthe'stove'and openi gsffi at lorfhaving: rugsfon carpets; it has been the .nsual top of. a metal i ornamented in some Way to improve their appearance but; even when so, ornamented;

they are; notv especially attractive I I ,StovesjarenoW being designe present the. appearanceot a piece. otl'furni'r .ture, gener al1y a victrola. It, is undesirable :to place an artistic stove of. this typerupon board placed, onthe floor. At.

alarge stove ,thesame tiine it is necessary to have some kind: of. ashield to vprotect. the floor The present. invention has been devised for the .purpose of providing a floor protector or stove board. whichwillbe out of. sight. and

ance of'the st'ove withwhich it is .used.

The generaI object of the inventionis to 40 provide an improved stove board.

. A further object is to provide'a detachable stove board whichmay be readily usedwith. any type of stove and,.when so-lusedw out.

of sight. I v I e Another objectisto provide a stove board which is 'detachably supported by the base ota stove. I

vOther objects and advantages of the inventionwill, appear from thespecification Wand-drawings. I

Anembodimentot the invention is-shown in'the drawingsin which-'-- I Figure 1 is a perspect've View ofa stove vvith the detachablestove board illustrated a x N ge th -fl r; nug orcanpeta .The stoveboardsarensually:

. will, not detract from theartistic, appear} sateen .isbn 'ihamgifi t an lputtclaon h' the: qpemngsi: 31.11% lthef p I, (sit-lie easing, Thel oasingl is artistically de 'signedir-and preferably enamelled s ts to resembl'e a Wood, finish with the object of making", the I stove haye-ltheflgeneral appearf. ance ofIa pi'eceofjfnrriiture. ,2 r a. fWhil'e thestove board has' been illustrated ;Witli,an ornamental type; of stove, and while I it. is particularly useful with this "type, 'it is to be understoodthat it rmay be used with ot-liersuitable types of stoves. ,The. stovev board has a body portion 10 'so; as to. foriningla heat,resisting shield. This body portion may be. made of'any suitable mate- .rial 'suohf'asfllasbestos' sheet metal' with. an asbestos covering, or simply of metal. The size of the body portion can-be varied 'to ;suit the requirements. In the stove illustrated, the'body portion is made approximatelysquare andsmaller than the base of the stove to leave a space-between the edgesof the stove board andthestove base to provide an a ir;pa'ss'age solthat there ,WilLnot be any interference with circulation ofair 1 through the-bottom, of. the stove; Its size is suihcientto protect the floor or floor covering because the heating unit is smaller than the base, In stoves Where air is not taken in at the bottom,- the body portion of the stove board maybe made larger and almost the same size as the stove base. In stoves T which have circular bases, the body portion of the stove'board may be made circular;

f Pivoted on opposite sides of the'body portion are bails 11 and12. These are preferably made-of spring Wire,.bent to Ushaped 'form, the arms of'the Ubeing bent outwardly and extending, through openings in the bearings 13 ionthe body portion 10. These bearings are formed by cotter pins which are fixed in openingsi'n the body portion:

ear s illustrated a stove bers are flanged at 17 to' receive the casing with the evesoif the .cotte'rs on the underside of the bodyl iThe bent jendslj o f the bails extend through the cotter eyes "and the resiliency of the wire holds theends in A boardfor thecotter pins forming the bearplace.

. Most stoves have separate bases of either a rectangular or circular shape-"supported at some distance from the floor by stove l e gs. I

In the stove illustrated, the base issubst'an tially rectangularand comprises side members supported bylegs 16. I I ;The side mem- 1 of the stove and they are also provided with one or more'recesses 18. These recesses I are normally present ln'the side members .as a result of the, usual cross section that is adopted for side member construction. The recesses in the sidesot the stove base are utilized in attaching the stove board.

The bailsnlland 12 are of such proportion 'that'when they are extended outwardly in planes parallel to the plane of the body 'p'or I I I Y II v r can usually be centei'ed seas enough ,withtion of the stove board, thfe combined width fee I dotted line position and places the bails in hot the stove board andl 'b'ails is slightly I greater than the distance between the inside surfaces of two'of the opposite'sides of the stove base. The stove. board is attached by l placing it under the stove base andraising 'it'to the dotted line positionv illustrated in Figure-3. In thi'sposition, the bails 11 and] a 12 canbe swung downward sothat' the com- I lbined or total width 'of the stove board plus the bails can be varied by varying the posi-' tion of the bails. The person placing the stove board in position grasps the bails l1 and 12 and'raises-the stove board tothe the recesses 18 in the side of the base. He then pulls down on the stove board and moves the body past center .to the full line. position illustrated in Figure 3. A toggle action boar-cl moves downwardly until the bails conthus secured and the body of the the body at the points 19. The stove board is then in position and it is firmly held there. It may be easily removed by pushing it upward to the dotted line position and allowing the bails 11 and 12 to drop downwardly after which it can be moved down and out from underneath the stove.

it is important to note that the stove board can be attached or detached after the stove is assembled and without moving or lifting the stove. This is a marked improvement over the old type in which'the heavy stove had to be moved whenever the stove board was placed in or taken out of its position. I

The resilient construction of the bails improves their action because it allows them to yield a certain amount and the spring of the parts also tends to hold the board more firmly in position.

When the board is to be used with bases Oi di iIerent size, baile of diiierent size or catedholes in the body portion of the stove ings for the bails. Since the various dimen- "sions ofstoves on the market can be readily determined, a variety of sizes of bails and a' varietf'of' shapes ofstove board can be readily provided to meet the requirements. A stoye boa'rdbf this type may" be employed with most of the stove bases 'ordinarily ,u's ewithbutialtering their construction. TOnl the other liand, when it is known thata stove'board offthis 'typ'e .is'to be employed '.a I "stove, the stove 2 base or the stove may be "'co'n struc ted Fto recei ve the board. For example; lugs 20"may be I cast in the base in spaced relation so as to 'c "ei1'te r the bails'll n 12onthfbasei-" t will lie readily appreciated that these lugs "are ,not absolutely' necesfsai ybecause the stove board out hei ,h y. a e. an impr v nt as e ly eav t "we it itse i f f a 'e 011 I he base tdprgivide a better bearing s urface or h la i gand 2h t ???i be is some disqrepaney the manufacture: oi

" do not Isieatiwell, theyiwill neverthelesslnot I drop a ayn the sides "of thestove base because they be" supported by" the lugs w n. I;" M Whenthi's stove boardfis in position; as illustrated"inFigurefL it'is entirely but of sight andlit does not detract from the appea ranc'e' of the' stove." Airhas' a chance to "emul te both above and. belbwdtfto form a heat'insulating space both aboveand'below to prevent any downwardly radiated heat from injuring the. floor or, the floor covering. The construction is simple; it is much less expensive than the ordinary stove board; andit' may-be inserted or' removed withouthaving'to moye the stove.

' ,The method of attaching thestove board that has'been described and illustrated is the preferable method but-other means of at-. .taching itcould'be employed if desired.

It is to be understood that the construction shown is vforpur'poses of illustration only and'that variations may be made in it without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims.

I claim: II

1. The combination with a stove of the type adapted to rest on the floor of a building and to be used forheating or for cooking purposes, said stove havmg a heating unit supported in spaced relation to the floor by spaced downwardly extending legs which rest on the floor independently of a heat resisting shield of a detachable heat resisting shield of such size that it may be board;

positioned under the heating unit through the opening between the stove legs while the stove remains in position, and means associated with said shield for supporting it between the heating unit and the floor and-in spaced relation to both, said means beingconstructed so that, when positioned for supporting the shield, it is not visible from any point from which the stove is normally observed.

2. The combination with a stove having a base supporting a heating unit in spaced relation to the floor, said base having spaced downwardly projecting legs adapted to rest on the floor, of a detachable stove board of size sufficient to protect substantially the entire area under the heating unit but of a size to permit it to be placed under the stove through the openings between the legs, said stove board carrying connecting devices by means of which it may be quickly and easily attached to and detached from the stove after it has been placed under the heating unit through the openings between the legs of the base and without changing the position of any part of the stove, said connecting means serving to support the stove board between the heating unit and the floor in spaced relation to both and in a. position p where it is normally invisible.

3. The combination with a stove having a heating unit and a base for supporting the heating unit in spaced relation to the floor, of a detachable stove board supported by the base between the heating unit and the floor and in spaced relation to both, and means including toggle connections for connecting the stove board to the base so that it may be quickly and easily attached to and detached from said base while the stove remains in position.

4. The combination with a stove having a heating unit and a base for supporting the heating unit in spaced relation to the floor, said base having spaced, downwardly projecting legs adapted to rest on the floor, of a heat resisting shield of size sufficient to cover substantially the entire area under the heating unit, said shield also being of such size that it may be placed under and removed from under said stove through the openings between the legs of the base, and toggle connections carried by said shield adapted to contact the sides of the base so that the shield can be quickly attached to the stove by plac' ing it under the heating unit through the openings between the legs, raising it to a position to permit the toggle means to contact the sides of the base, and pulling the toggle past center, whereby the shield is supported by the base between the heating unit and the floor and in spaced relation to removed through the openings between the.

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A detachable stove board or floor shield for stoves of the-type having a heating unit supported above the floor of a building on spaced legs and adapted to be used for heating or cooking purposes, having a heat resisting body portion adapted to be placed under the heating unit of a stove through the openings between the supporting legs while the stove remains in position, and means carried by said body portion for supporting it between the heating unit of a stove and the floor and in spaced relation to both, said means being constructed so as to be hidden by the stove when placed in position to support the stove board to thereby make the stove board and supporting means invisible from all normal points of observation of the stove.

6. A detachable stove board for stoves of the type having a heating unit supported in spaced relation toa floor by a base having spaced legs, comprising a heat resisting body ortion of size suflicient to cover substantially the entire area under the heating unit, and means carried by the stove board for quickly and easily attaching it to and detaching it from a stove without changing the position of any part of the stove, said means serving to support the body portion of the stove board between the heating unit of a stove and the surface upon which the stove rests and in spaced relation to both and in a position such that it is normally invisible.

7. A stove board or floor shield having a heat resisting body portion and two bails adapted to contact the interior sides of the base of a stove, one of said bails being pivoted on the under side of the body portion toward one side thereof, and the other being pivoted to the under side of the body portion toward the opposite side thereof, whereby said bails form toggle connections by means of which the stove board may be quickly attached to and detached from a stove and held in position on the stove through the contact of the bails with the interior sides of the base of the stove.

8. A stove board having a heat resisting body portion, and two bails, one pivoted on the under side of the body portion toward one side and the other pivoted to the under side of the body portion toward the opposite side whereby the board may be detachably connected to the base of a stove.

In testimony whereof, I aflix by signature.

ASAHEL D. SPERRY. 

